The young radicals who challenged 19th-century Bengal
24 September 2026
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More men are cooking. But is patriarchy leaving the kitchen?
23 September 2026
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Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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Who really owned Britain’s royal jewels?
19 September 2026
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The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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Meet demands by December 21
Reiterating the demand for implementation of the first phase of land acquisition for divisional activities, sparing
18 December 2016
Evicted hawkers reoccupy rail tracks in Nilphamari
Only three months after eviction, hawkers have again set up scores of makeshift shops of second-hand warm
18 December 2016
Concrete bridge still a dream
A concrete bridge over the river Gidari is now nothing but a dream for the villagers at Chawratari in Aditmari upazila
17 December 2016
Jhalakathi school under threat of river erosion
Mathbari Union High School in the district is under threat of erosion by Bishkhali River as the river has been devouring
17 December 2016
Drive fails to touch influentials
The drive to recover the Louhajang river in Tangail is going on, but the influential grabbers are allegedly remaining
17 December 2016
THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE
An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding
16 December 2016
Moderate fog likely over river basins
Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country.
16 December 2016
BSF picks up one
Indian border guards picked up a farmer while he was irrigating his tobacco field near Bonchowki border in
15 December 2016
Elephants kill 2 in Cox's Bazar
Two people were killed by a wild elephant in Pekua upazila of the district yesterday.
15 December 2016
Cold waves disrupt life in Lalmonirhat
Arrival of winter with heavy cold wave sweeping over the northern district for the last few days adds to the sufferings
15 December 2016
Learners, teachers at risk
Risking their lives, over 336 students are attending classes at Uttar Char Jabbar Government Primary School in
15 December 2016
MP Shamim can't head N’ganj school body for 3 months: HC
The High Court stays for three months the activities of Narayanganj Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman as chairman of a school managing committee in his area.
15 December 2016
Tea workers fear eviction
Workers of four tea gardens held various programmes on Tuesday marking one year of their protests against setting up of an economic zone in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.
14 December 2016
'Spare dwellings, farmlands'
Hundreds of people joined a rally at Char Durgapur Primary School ground in Mymensingh Sadar upazila yesterday to press for the demand to spare their homesteads and farmlands from the recent acquisition list.
14 December 2016
Water chestnut brings smile to farmers in two N-districts
In the muddy marshlands of the north locals rely on a secret treasure that brings handsome profits to struggling families.
14 December 2016
10 Bangladeshis jailed in Malaysia
A Malaysian court jails 10 Bangladeshi migrant workers along with 43 other foreigners detained for various criminal offences under the Immigration Act.
14 December 2016
Probe if cops had link to arson on Santals: HC
The High Court has directed authorities to find out if the police force were involved in setting fire to the homes of Santal community during eviction in Gaibandha. Also, the judicial magistrate of Gaibandha has been told to trace the culprits involved with the arson and report by 15 days.
14 December 2016
Bangladeshi fisherman held by Myanmar border cops in Teknaf
Members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) allegedly detain a Bangladeshi fisherman in Naf river of Teknaf of Chittagong and took him to their side of the border.
13 December 2016
Indian war veterans to celebrate Victory Day in Dhaka
Bangladesh and India will celebrate the Victory Day in Dhaka and Kolkata through exchanges of delegations comprising freedom fighters from Bangladesh and Indian war veterans.
13 December 2016
Assault on journo protested
Newsmen of Dinajpur and Joypurhat at a human chain in Panchbibi upazila yesterday protested assault on a journalist by Border Guard
12 December 2016